Trump transition live updates: Doug Burgum, Scott Bessent, other Cabinet picks face Senate questioning
Latest news and live updates as the Trump administration prepares for office next week. Follow live as Senate confirmation hearings continue for attorney general pick Pam Bondi.
Rubio to pitch foreign policy credentials to Senate as he vies to become America's top diplomat
Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to face questions from his colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at his ...
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Fact-check: Senate confirmation hearing for Pam Bondi, attorney general nominee
Pam Bondi’s hearing came on the second day of high-profile confirmation hearings for Trump’s second-term nominees. PolitiFact ...
When presidents would send handwritten lists of their nominees to the Senate, things were a lot different
The US now faces the likelihood of a bruising and raucous set of confirmation hearings − a clear break from the cooperative ...
Senate environmental panel grills Trump's EPA pick Lee Zeldin
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is questioning the nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee ...
DeSantis' office proposed getting power to transport migrants outside the US
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office proposed that state lawmakers give him the extraordinary power to transport migrants ...
Marco Rubio scorns ‘postwar global order’ as ‘obsolete’ in Senate hearing
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) told senators the United States as a superpower is standing at a crossroads and that the “postwar ...
Trump offers encouragement to Ramaswamy as Ohio governor weighs Senate vacancy
President-elect Donald Trump has privately encouraged Vivek Ramaswamy to consider an appointment to the US Senate seat ...